Deal: Blackbird has been advised on its seed-stage co-investment into Blinq. The co-investment was made with Square Peg Capital.

Value: $5 million

Area: Corporate

Key players: The LegalVision team was led by practice leader Jill McKnight.

Deal significance: Blinq was established in 2017 by former Uber Eats operator and software engineer Jarrod Webb.

Blinq replaces business cards and static contact apps with a live profile that can be shared via QR code, NFC card, short link, email signature or even video call background. The user can create multiple profiles to control which information they share, and with whom, and the details automatically update across all their contacts when the user amends them, according to a statement from LegalVision.

The statement noted that Blinq expanded rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, when QR code technology became common due to compulsory venue check-ins and at-table ordering, and the company will use its newly raised capital to build out its business product, add more enterprise features and onboard more directories to its platform.

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“When it comes to identifying startups with maximum potential, Blackbird is at the forefront. It is a pleasure to once again advise Blackbird, and it will be exciting to see the transformative effect of their co-investment in Blinq,” lead partner Jill McKnight said.

Blackbird partner Rick Baker added: “Blinq is creating an innovative way to help people manage, control and share their identities in one place. We see such an exciting opportunity with what Blinq is building.

“It’s a pleasure to work with Jill McKnight from LegalVision. She is highly experienced and we trust her advice every time. We look forward to working with Jill and the team in the future.”